Suzhou to host WBA World Boxing Championship this September

A press conference for the inauguration ceremony of the 2025 World Boxing Association Asian Annual Conference was held in Suzhou on July 8. The WBA World Championship is scheduled to take place on the evening of September 5, 2025 at the Suzhou Sports Center. Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will attend the event and interact with the audience and boxing fans.

Established in 1921, the World Boxing Association (WBA) is the longest-standing and most authoritative international boxing organization, with 167 member nations and regional bodies. Since its inception, it has produced legendary world champions such as Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Gennady Golovkin, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Álvarez, and Chinese boxer Xu Can.

At the press conference, Mr. Won Kim, General Secretary of the WBA Asia, announced that the WBA Asia Convention 2025 will be held in Suzhou from September 3 to 5. The convention agenda includes WBA Asia Annual Boxing Awards, WBA Asia Annual Review and Future Development Seminar in China, WBA Asia Referee Training Program, and China Professional Boxing Association (CPBA) Referee Training Program, among others.

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It is noteworthy that Jiang Yize, China's rising heavyweight star and newly crowned WBA Asia Heavyweight Champion, will compete at the WBA World Championship, the highlight of the convention. The bout will be broadcast live on China Media Group Mobile, Xinhua Sports, and Douyin Sports. "Additionally, former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has accepted our invitation and expressed strong willingness to attend the WBA Asia Convention in Suzhou and appear at the WBA World Championship," said Liu Gang, WBA Chief Liaison in China and the country's most renowned boxing promoter. "If Tyson's visit is finalized, it will undoubtedly be one of the biggest highlights of this year's WBA Asia Convention."

The WBA Asia has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the CPBA. Photo by Suzhou Daily Convergence Media reporter Zhang Lili.

At the press conference, the WBA Asia reached a strategic partnership with the CPBA, authorizing CPBA as the exclusive representative of WBA Asia for event certification in China. Liu Dingwei, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (CBBA) and Chairman of CPBA, was appointed as Vice President of the WBA Asia.